Rail joint



'J. A. BANNER RAIL JOINT Filed June 16 1925.

Swank-oz i fm" This..

- es Figure is a horizontal sectionk on line Pawnee oci; 1e, 1923.

application fined, .nine 16,1923. .semi no; M5359;y

' Y `West Virginia, liaveiinrentedf eertain new Y A 'and,'ilSefulI mproyementsinfRailQJointsg,ofgl l Whiehtherfollowjving. isa speeiieatiomlreferl fenceV .being-badi@ the` accompanying'. -jdraw- 1 f'ng's I f l inyention l: relates to railroad Cone Y l s tru'otionspartieularly to.,rneans;ifonholding` [together the meeting ends of the rails of y tmPQlarytraeks; `laid in .gmines and .other K i' places, andhhasgforfts objeettheproizision y ,.15 of aseeuring device;.ineldingwedgemeans jfor positiyely looking the'paltts ,togetheriand' jf preventmg" any casual separation. l Another, featureQof the invention;v is :the

Y proxzsonA of.V a jent a`n`d11securing means of. .2o such character thatgthe; use. fofbultsgor other t j i equivalent 616111.61115? requiring, speeial tools j 'Y for *their* plaeellllellt Willbe; `-elillillailied,k the l jadyantage being .that'theftemporary V,track myjbelaidor .teken upquieklynnd, easily. j k2:5 notherjeatureis. .the provision :of seonrl.ing n reansatY theilj oint vvfhohjwill Y operate to offtlie railsinany.direction.

' yreinforce 'the' structure and'preventfdisalignr f ojtureof this.. Character Vwhich fwill be simple i.

4andllinepen's-ve, highly efficient` in ,use, `du Y frable 'n service anda generalllmprovement fin th art.,

more particularly fdeser'ibed and elaimed, f and illustrated in Vthe accompanying f drawfV ,ines'en which.: l v

, of a'pair of meeting rails equipped' withmy Y jointestruoture fclnslfsec.uring means;

; /Figure is an elevation of the opposite f p .f 1 vIn assemblingY the joi`njt,the vangle plates S11 Varey 'plaoedagainst the opposite sidesof lthe" rails-andthe fastening members 2O are side;

f3'3 `o fiFigure 2; y A d v.Figures is a Cross sectional View through f one ofthe seouringjmembers, the View being. takep'onthe linee-f4 of Figure Q r Y 50 Figure 5 1s Y'a.fragmentary perspective vieWshoWing one "end of the elongatedbar 'f' VWhich receives the vv/edge.` v n fR ferring more; particularly to 'the draws,

ings, the numeral 10 designates rails ar-` 55V rangedinendto end relation as shown.V .DisfY- posed againstoppositesides of the,l railsY andy Vfangle.plateisan elongated barflf formed .Withfkey holeslots 15 .Whieh :include circular i portions16,and.square portions 17.@:The han.

5 dueedxportions 23 ofthe .fasteni ng members.

Flgure 11s an eleytionshoufingl.ioneosidegfltshoulfdb'e Statedthattlie groove orgchanuponethe Webs andV bases f Y,

same asy are', Ordinarilylproyided lfoViftliefpas-V sage of securing -bolts which@arefemployed-, n

the;ordinary,eonstruetion; if e .l Disposed iagamst theioutenslde-ot one A14: is; movable vtransverse-ly withrespeet yto i the '.a'ngle.plate against which it is disposed t so' that either the oireularportions 16 .or the separeS portions; 17 orf the key holeA slots .may

belbrought Yinto:registration withathey oir- 'g.oularholes12:.and V 13;.V `'llie,inner. face of thebar 14,'is. roosedor! channeled as indi-l oatedatltoi fi'nela longitudinally/extend 75 ing lip'19y forapurpose to be described'.v y

flnstead. of...using fthe ordinary bolts. coml1monlyerriploy'e'din railfjointeonstruetions,'l

.provide fasteningmembersQO each of Whioh ineludesy an' elongated eylindricall'shanlr 21 adapted to be :fitted within.. the'k .holes Vi12 and l;13 ,-and terminating at one endfinak head 22. The.o'tl1er..endor` ea'ehfastening Vmember is f f ..-reduoed.andlsquai'edLas .shownat.:23\so as to bereeeiyed Within "the"squared:portionfv 17 Y i olia.lneylli'trle'.. slot7 and ,this squared portion terminates 'y in a tapered head '24 offa fdiam-v eter. sufleiently small. to pass Y, through Athe For 1 eli'eotinginjloekingnaetion'I :provideV i anA elongated Wedge`25` Wliiohfits Within the Y groove or hann'el 18,V with. one edge bearing vu'pqn .the lip 19 andits otheri y edge bearing againstfthe gfu'ndersides of the squa'redre'- k fnel .18`- is ,Wedge shaped lor tapered from vend g l ,to eend' f'for.- Cooperative .relation to rand en-y n gagementwith .the Wedge.

foverfthe'heads 21of`the fastening members. `Theloar 14V' isthen permittedftomove down- .V-

k.we rdly, or is'foreed downwardly if necessary, so'that the squared portions 17, of the slotsgwillengage"uponthefsquaredends l, I*

,l aefiaeeilef 7 y eeianeensnufnnn;'or-neen;WEST-Vlaming.

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los 1- of the fastening members The wedge, 25

is theninserted within the groove or channel 18 and is driven in so as to'move the bar llloutwardl with respect to the adjacent anglev plate an -consequently exert an outward Ypressure on the heads 24C which willlioldall the Aparts absolutely-rigid. Iltis preferable l that the .large end yof the wedge be formed Lio yits

with anrimpact receiving head 26 and that its ksmaller end bev provided with a plurality of holes 27 within any one of which may bev engaged a cotter or other pin 28. tolengage againsty the endof the bar 'le and preventI accidental retraction of the wedge.

l To taleupk the track,` the Cotterl pin .is l removed and the wedge 25 is withdrawm' ai:-` ter'ivhich the jbar'llris 'lifted 'to bring the fi circularl portions 1G of the lrey'fhole VYslots opposite the heads 24, whereupon the ybarY may be readily renioved'so that the 'fastening members and 'angle platesf may likewise A v be removed and tlierails disconnected.

. studycof the 'drany Freni the 'foregoing'description and inexpensive Vand vhighly ellicieiitY rail joint `,and 'securing means Vwhich "may be Vputl to-V jgeth'erortalrenapart without the use 'ot any special tools and without lemployingbolts i, or other similar fasteningmembersrf Owing to theprovision `of fthe wedge means the j locking action can'be madepositive yso that .any displacement otithepaitsfundei strain llclamf- Y yj, u

1.1 Securing :means for the meeting ends -Aof ra'V sgvlcomprisingfangle plates disposed il VJ,

against opposite sides of Athe-rails at nthe meetingends. thereof,l the` rails and angle plates `being formed with, registeringjholes,

'bardisposed against thefouter side of one angle plateand formed witlilrey hole slots registering with* saidholes, fastening meniber's extending throughsaid holes and 'having itrwill be rapparent that i g I have thus provided a Vsi'iiiply Constrnoted,V

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ing reduced` 'angular ends for engagement l within the smaller ends ofthe 4keyhole slots,.

and wedge means between said bar and the adjacent angle plate *for forcing the former outwardly with respect tothe lat-ter, `the inner kside of said barr being` formed with a tapered channel receiving the `wedge and deiining alipengaged by one edge-thereof, the other edge .of the wedge engaging the under sides of said fastening members; Y I Q. Means for securing the meeting lends oi. rails 'comprising angle plates disposed against opposite' sides [of vthe rails ya-'iid Y 'formed withlrregistcring'circularholes@ head-I ed fastening membersy passing through said holes andhaviiig yreduced antivilar extensions terininatingin tapered heads oda diameter to pass through said holes, a bar disposed against' the'outer 'lace of one angle plate and formed with key hole slotsenga'geable.over said'tapered heads' with their 4snzallefrends "engagjiifo iiponthe .finfgular extenshi-nso't they securing members; said 'barkbeingmOYabIe vertically with respect to 'rails7 and means ora-pplying outward pressure.oii,thev y bar. e ff `Means for securing' the niee'tingends Jfornfiedf with p headed fastening members passing through saidholes and having reduced angular ex-k offrails 'comprising angle platesdisposed against opposite ,sides ofthe rails and V80 registering y circulail,holes,v

tensionsterminating in tapered'heads 'of ay diameter to pass through said holes a ha-r ydisposed against the louter face of one angle plate andyformed with fkeyi hole slots en gageable over said tapered heads with their smaller ends engaging upon thel angular ex-Y tensions of the securing; members, said bar 'being'.movable vertically with respectfto ythe rails, and means for applying outward pressure `on the bar, comprising a wedge, the

receivev the wedge y and having a `lip engaged 'tlieiebyurthe other edge vof the wedge bearinner side of'thebar being'chaniieled to against the'angular extensions of the l fastening means.` i i :Y v

ln testimony whereof l hereunto affix my y JOHN A. sinisiiiiin.r 

